Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in swig-templates thru 2.0.4 and swig thru 1.4.2, allows attackers to read arbitrary files via the include or extends tags.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0105 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | swig-templates (npm) | up to 2.0.4 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6 |
| — | swig (npm) | up to 1.4.2 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- swig-templates (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 2.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6
- swig (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:swig-templates_project:swig-templates:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Swig-templates Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:swig_project:swig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Swig Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:swig-templates_project:swig-templates:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Swig-templates Project
- cpe:2.3:a:swig_project:swig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Swig Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-25345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rq5-699j-x7p6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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